Fourteen years ago in Granholm v Heald, the Supreme Court ruled that if a state allowed their own wineries to ship wine directly to their
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Why are Wineries Still Using Heavy Bottles?
Tablas Creek’s Jason Haas recounts his winery’s experience moving to a lighter bottle 10 years ago. So, in ten years we have saved roughly 1,370,000
Bordeaux Evolves, sort of
Since the mid-20th Century when the French AOC regulations were established, there have been 5 permitted grape varieties for red wines with “Bordeaux” on the
An Argument About Wine Populism
My post on wine populism last week elicited a thoughtful comment from Paul Wagner, founder of Balzac Communications, a leading wine marketing company. The comment
Who Benefits from Wine Populism?
An ideology is a set of beliefs used to lend legitimacy to a particular set of interests. Wine populism is an ideology that consists of
Some Good News for Millennials and Bad News for All of Us
We’ve heard a lot about how millennials have reduced spending power, thanks to the 2008 recession, and are slow to enter the market for premium
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 